State Railroad Associations
State railroad associations bring together Class I, regional, and short line railroads to work in concert with state government officials to develop and expand programs that enhance rail service in the state and resolve problems that adversely impact the industry.
Alabama
Lynn Gibson
President
Gulf and Ohio Railways
401 Henley Street, Suite 5
Knoxville, TN 37902
(662) 327-8664 – Phone
E-mail – lgibson@alabamarailways.org
Web site – www.alabamarailways.org
Deborah Miller
Miller Development Group
3 South Jackson
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 264-5537 – Phone
(334) 221-1054 – Mobile
E-mail – deborah@millerdevelopmentgroup.net
Arizona
Jake Jacobson
Copper Basin Railway, Inc.
P.O. Drawer I – Highway 77
Hayden, AZ 85235
(520) 356-7730 – Phone
(520) 356-6304 – Fax
E-mail – cbry@rail-management.com
Arkansas
Joe Bell
Arkansas Railroad Association
318 Keightly Drive
Little Rock, AR 72207
(501) 350-5353 – Phone
E-mail – joebell4@yahoo.com
California
Jalene Forbis
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1500
McCloud, CA 96057
(530) 859-0201 – Phone
(530) 666-2919 – Fax
E-mail – CSLRA@hotmail.com
Web site – www.cslra.org
Connecticut
Maurice O'Connell
President
Connecticut State Railroad Association
One Bell Crossing Road
Selkirk, NY 12158
(518) 767-6445 – Phone
(518) 767-6444 – Fax
E-mail – maurice_o'connell@csx.com
Florida
Ben Biscan
President
Florida Central Railroad
3001 Orange Avenue
Plymouth, FL 32768
(407) 880-8500 – Phone
(407) 880-0203 – Fax
E-mail – bbiscan@fcrr.com
Web site – www.floridarailroads.com
Georgia
John Poole
Executive Director
Georgia Railroad Association
317 Oakview Way
Canton, GA 30114
(706) 356-2267 – Phone
(770) 720-0807 – Fax
E-mail – jrpoole@windstream.net
Web site – www.georgiarailroad.org
Illinois
Joseph Ciaccio
President
Illinois Railroad Association
408 S. Fifth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 753-8739 – Phone
(217) 753-3439 – Fax
E-mail – ilrailroad@aol.com
Indiana
Thomas E. Fruechtenicht
Bose Treacy Associates LLC
1600 First Indiana Plaza
135 N. Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 684-5469 – Phone
(317) 223-0469 – Fax
E-mail – TEF@bosetreacy.com
Kansas
Pat Hubbell
Kansas Railroad Association
800 Jackson, Suite 914
Topeka, KS 66612.
(785) 235-6237– Phone
(785) 435-3390 – Fax
E-mail – hub@cjnetworks.com
Kentucky
Tony Reck
P&L Railway
1500 Kentucky Avenue
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 444-4341 – Phone
(270) 444-4388 – Fax
E-mail – avreck@palrr.com
Louisiana
Carmack Blackmon
General Counsel & Legislative Rep.
P.O. Box 44035
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
(225) 388-9871 – Phone
(225) 388-9887 – Fax
E-mail – larailroad@bellsouth.net
Massachusetts
Maurice O'Connell
President
Massachusetts State Railroad Association
One Bell Crossing Road
Selkirk, NY 12158
(518) 767-6445 – Phone
(518) 767-6444 – Fax
E-mail – maurice_o'connell@csx.com
Michigan
Bob Chaprnka
President
Michigan Railroad Association
120 N. Washington Square, Suite 601
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 482-9413 – Phone
E-mail – mra@michiganrailroadsassociation.com
Web site – www.michiganrailroadsassociation.com
Minnesota
John Apitz
Messerli & Kramer
145 University Avenue, W.
Suite 450
St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 228-9757 – Phone
(651) 228-9787 – Fax
E-mail – japitz@messerlikramer.com
Web Site – http://www.minnesotarailroads.com
Mississippi
Joel Yelverton
Executive Director
Mississippi Railroad Association
P.O. Box 1663
Jackson, MS 39215-1663
(601) 573-1135 – Phone
E-mail – joel.yelverton@yelvertonconsulting.com
Missouri
Bill Gamble
Gamble & Schlemeri
Missouri Railroad Association
213 East Capitol
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 634-4876 – Phone
(573) 635-6258 – Fax
E-mail – bill@molobby.com
New Jersey
Bob Bailey
President
Port Jersey Railroad
203 Port Jersey Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
(201) 434-8373 – Phone
(201) 434-8242 – Fax
E-mail – pjrr1@aol.com
Web site – www.njshortline.com
New York
Norman R. Schneider
Executive Director
Railroads of New York (RONY)
61 Columbia Street, Suite 403
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 463-2603 – Phone
(518) 463-5991 – Fax
E-mail – ronyed@nycap.rr.com
Web site – http://www.railroadsofny.com/
North Carolina
Michelle Hollowell
Executive Director
Railway Association of North Carolina
P. O. Box 141
Randleman, NC 27317
(910) 690-8316 – Phone
E-mail – cmhollowellnc@aol.com
Ohio
Art Arnold
President
Ohio Railroad Association
172 E. State Street, #300
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 224-4010 – Phone
(614) 228-5637 – Fax
E-mail – aarnold@columbus.rr.com
Oklahoma
John Kyle
709 Fox Hill Drive
Edmond, OK 73034
(405) 285-1170 – Phone
(405) 285-0212 – Fax
E-mail – johnkyle4ora@cox.net
Oregon
Lana Butterfield
Executive Director
P.O. Box 1517
Wilsonville, OR 97070
(503) 682-3839 – Phone
(503) 682-7201 – Fax
E-mail – lanab@teleport.com
Pennsylvania
Joseph H Gerdes III
Executive Director
joe@ksrra.com
Mike Long, Lobbyist
mike@ksrra.com
Keystone State Railroad Association
205 State Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 232-3792– Phone
(717) 214-6797– Fax
www.ksrra.com
South Carolina
Kenneth A. Pippin
SCRR Association
171 Highway 905
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 248-8008 – Phone
(843) 248-8003 – Fax
E-mail - kenpippin@yahoo.com
Website - www.scrailways.org
Tennessee
Roger Howard
Chair
Tennessee Railroad Association
3253 East Chestnut Expressway
Springfield, MO 65802-2540
(417) 829-4902 – Phone
E-mail - roger.howard@bnsf.com
Texas
Dennis A. Kearns
Legislative Counsel
BNSF Railway
1001 Congress Ave. Suite 101
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 473-2823 - Phone
E-mail: dennis.kearns@bnsf.com
Ron Olson
The Texas Lobby Group
604 W. 14th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 472-0798 – Phone
(512) 473-8476– Fax
E-mail – ron@txlobby.com
Vermont
Charles Hunter
President, General Manager
New England Central Railroad
2 Federal Street, Suite 201
St. Albans, VT 05478
(802) 527-3434 – Phone
(802) 527-3455 – Fax
E-mail – charles.hunter@railamerica.com
Virginia
Gale Wilson
President
Virginia Railroad Association
650 C&O Flats
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 887-8145 – Phone
(540) 887-8391 – Fax
E-mail – bbrr1@verizon.net
Web site – www.varail.com
Washington
Brig Temple
President
Columbia Basin Railroad
6 East Arlington
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 453-9166 ext. 102 – Phone
(509) 453-9349 – Fax
E-mail – btemple@cbrr.com
Wisconsin
Sam Gratz
Wisconson Railroad Committee
119 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Suite LL6
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-6394 – Phone
(608) 251-3394 – Fax
(608) 345-6394 – Mobile
E-mail – gratz@samgratz.net